For a few brief moments on Thursday, Donald Trump's Twitter account was down. The Earth seemed to spin a little slower. Things got quieter, and tensions eased.。

The account was back up in a matter of minutes, but for those few moments, all was right in the world. It does not appear as if the account was suspended.。

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Twitter claims the account was accidentally taken down by an employee.
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Twitter has since discovered that the deactivation was not "human error" but intentional. A Twitter customer support employee deactivated Trump's account on their last day at the company.。

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UPDATE Nov. 3 11:14 a.m. PT:。

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Twitter said it had "implemented safeguards to prevent this from happening again" but wouldn't share further details. 。

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